Laurent Freixe
{{Short description|French business executive}}
{{Use dmy dates|date= August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date= August 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
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| education = EDHEC Business School
| title = CEO, Nestlé
| term = 2024 -
| predecessor = Ulf Mark Schneider
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Laurent Freixe (born 21 April 1962) is a French business executive, and the CEO of Nestlé since 2024.
Early life
Freixe was born in Paris in 1962, and educated at EDHEC Business School in Lille.{{cite web |title=Curriculum vitae: Laurent Freixe |url=https://www.nestle.com/sites/default/files/2022-01/Laurent-Freixe-CV.pdf |website=Nestle |access-date=23 August 2024}}
Career
Freixe joined Nestlé France in 1986.{{cite web |title=Laurent Freixe |url=https://www.nestle.com/investors/corporate-governance/management/executive-board/laurent-freixe |website=Nestle |access-date=23 August 2024}}
On 1 September 2024, he succeeded Ulf Mark Schneider as CEO of Nestlé.{{cite news |title=Nestle replaces CEO Schneider with company veteran Freixe |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/23/nestle-replaces-ceo-schneider-with-company-veteran-freixe.html |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=CNBC |date=23 August 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Executive Board {{!}} Nestlé Global |url=https://www.nestle.com/investors/corporate-governance/management/executive-board}}
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Category:EDHEC Business School alumni
Category:French chief executives
Category:Businesspeople from Paris
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